Providing the first major study of how Derrida discusses Hegel and how we must now read Hegel in the wake of deconstruction, some of the key commentators in continental philosophy present a comprehensive picture in eleven excellent essays. more »

The Way of the Techies is written by an unprecedented collection of top technology CEOs and covers the future of technology and what opportunities will exist in the future. The book covers the most important aspects of future technologies, what they mean for companies and entrepreneurs, and the technology ... more »

Michael Coumatos is a former U.S. Navy test pilot, shipâEUR™s captain and commodore, U.S. Space Command director of war gaming, and a National Security Council counterterrorism advisor. William Scott is the Rocky Mountain bureau chief for Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine and a former U.S. ... more »

This book is a guide to the presentation of data in visual format using IBM PCs and compatibles. It includes BASIC programs for graphics presentation of all major types of graph and chart, including 3-D. A special feature is the inclusion of colour plates illustrating the graphics that can be produced ... more »

This edition of this successful manual has been carefully revised throughout to take account of recent changes and to incorporate amendments required due to the publication of the revised BS 5328. This manual provides information on all aspects of the ready-mixed concrete industry, from the basic materials ... more »

This edition provides up-to-date guidance on the detailed design of prestressed concrete structures. All major topics are dealt with, including prestressed flat slabs, an important and growing application in the design of buildings. more »

Provides up-to-date coverage of Sonet/SDH technology written at a level that will be understandable to technicians working in the telecommunications industry.  Includes detailed examples of DWDM (dense wavelength division multiplexing) and WDM (wavelength division multiplexing). more »

Environmentally responsible building involves resolving many conflicting issues and requirements. Each stage in the design process from the fundamental decisions about what, where and even whether to build has implications for the environment. Evolving out of the success of Green Building Digest, a publication ... more »

This is a work of but not on political theory. A philosophical examination of the basic concepts of political discourse; on what is said in newspapers, by politicians, by people in pubs, rather than on the works of political theorists. more »

This book details the latest methods available for the in-service assessment of buildings and other structures. Written by a team of international experts, it provides detailed information and practical advice on key issues such as safety assessment and performance monitoring and evaluation. All the ... more »

The advent of instruments capable of measuring sound intensity, which represents the flow of energy in sound fields, has revolutionised audio-frequency acoustical metrology. Since publication of the first edition, two International Standards for the use of sound intensity for sound source power determination ... more »

In 1994 a little California biotech startup called Calgene introduced the Flavr Savr tomato, the first genetically engineered whole food ever brought to market, and laid the groundwork for the entire agricultural biotechnology industry. In a fast-paced narrative full of colorful characters, surprising ... more »